#83B2BC#83B2BC
#83B2BC is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.052 H 212.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #83B2BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 178, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 30%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 30%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.3%, 5.3%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.68, -13.14, -10.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.68, 16.59, 217.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.36% -0.0439 -0.0277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.36% 0.052 212.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3546, 40.2952, 53.5348) |
| Luminance | 0.4030 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 6.75
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.81
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.82
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 9.10
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.32
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 9.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#83B2BC #BC8D83
analogous
#83BCA9 #83B2BC #8396BC
triadic
#83B2BC #BC83B2 #B2BC83
tetradic
#83B2BC #A983BC #BC8D83 #96BC83
square
#83B2BC #A983BC #BC8D83 #96BC83
split-complementary
#83B2BC #BC8396 #BCA983
monochromatic
#457580 #5B99A7 #83B2BC #ABCBD1 #D2E3E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#83B2BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#83B2BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #83B2BC
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##83B2BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##83B2BC | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAAEBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A7BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70B7B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #83b2bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 178, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.052 212.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a9c9d0',
500: '#83b2bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #83b2bc; $custom-light: #a9c9d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#83b2bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 178,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.526,
"s": 29.843,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73356,
"c": 0.05187,
"h": 212.2
},
"luminance": 0.40297
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#83B2BC
secondary
#D8C7C3
accent
#503DA9
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F9
border
#CED1D2
text
#101314
muted
#7F8282